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[HTT15-P07] An Experiment on the Effectiveness of Audio Guided Cycling Tours Linked to Geographic Information
Keywords:Audio Guide, Cycling, Geographic Information Linked Audio Guide
Research Background
In recent years, the use of bicycles has been attracting attention in Japan, both for daily use and for tourism. One of the most popular forms of bicycle tourism is guided cycling tours. These tours have problems such as lack of freedom, and the associated harms and lost opportunities.
In addition, bicycling allows people to feel inclines, sounds, and other physical sensations that are not possible when walking or driving. In this study, this sensation was defined as a sensory effect. The topography is an element that allows one to feel the history of the area. Since cyclists can physically feel the changes in the terrain by riding a bicycle, we thought that examining methods to solve the problems of cycling tours would be an opportunity to expand the possibilities of bicycle utilization.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to clarify the connection between the experiential effects of bicycle tours and local resources through experiments using voice guidance linked to geographic information.
Research Methods
The target area for this study is the vicinity of the famous Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
The research method is to propose a tour that combines location information and voice guidance, and to experiment with a cycling tour under unaccompanied conditions. The voice guidance is linked to location information through an application called VoiceMap, which automatically plays a voice when a specific location is reached. The audio guide will be combined with geo-stories to provide information on the history and culture of the local landscape. Specifically, the audio guide will not only provide historical explanations, but will also express historical sounds (trains and waves) that are now unseen. The results of this experiment will be used to verify the effectiveness of the system in understanding local resources.
Result
By adding historical sounds that are not available today, such as the sound of trains and the sound of waves, the participants had an opportunity to learn about history that cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they were able to ride their bicycles while imagining the scenes of those days. From the above, we believe that bicycle riding while listening to the sounds of the time is effective as a means of conveying historical information to the bicyclists, which is lacking in maps and explanations alone.
Combining the existing physical sensory effect of bicycle riding, which is to feel the inclination of the terrain with the body, and the effect of audio guidance, which is to listen to the sounds of the time and to explain the area and its history that cannot be seen today, suggests the possibility of new bicycle tourism that cannot be experienced on foot or by automatic vehicles. The study also suggested the possibility of new bicycle tourism that cannot be experienced on foot or by automotives.
In recent years, the use of bicycles has been attracting attention in Japan, both for daily use and for tourism. One of the most popular forms of bicycle tourism is guided cycling tours. These tours have problems such as lack of freedom, and the associated harms and lost opportunities.
In addition, bicycling allows people to feel inclines, sounds, and other physical sensations that are not possible when walking or driving. In this study, this sensation was defined as a sensory effect. The topography is an element that allows one to feel the history of the area. Since cyclists can physically feel the changes in the terrain by riding a bicycle, we thought that examining methods to solve the problems of cycling tours would be an opportunity to expand the possibilities of bicycle utilization.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to clarify the connection between the experiential effects of bicycle tours and local resources through experiments using voice guidance linked to geographic information.
Research Methods
The target area for this study is the vicinity of the famous Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
The research method is to propose a tour that combines location information and voice guidance, and to experiment with a cycling tour under unaccompanied conditions. The voice guidance is linked to location information through an application called VoiceMap, which automatically plays a voice when a specific location is reached. The audio guide will be combined with geo-stories to provide information on the history and culture of the local landscape. Specifically, the audio guide will not only provide historical explanations, but will also express historical sounds (trains and waves) that are now unseen. The results of this experiment will be used to verify the effectiveness of the system in understanding local resources.
Result
By adding historical sounds that are not available today, such as the sound of trains and the sound of waves, the participants had an opportunity to learn about history that cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they were able to ride their bicycles while imagining the scenes of those days. From the above, we believe that bicycle riding while listening to the sounds of the time is effective as a means of conveying historical information to the bicyclists, which is lacking in maps and explanations alone.
Combining the existing physical sensory effect of bicycle riding, which is to feel the inclination of the terrain with the body, and the effect of audio guidance, which is to listen to the sounds of the time and to explain the area and its history that cannot be seen today, suggests the possibility of new bicycle tourism that cannot be experienced on foot or by automatic vehicles. The study also suggested the possibility of new bicycle tourism that cannot be experienced on foot or by automotives.